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angâ—ulmoiâ—_n in_o guyenne_n xaintonge_n angâ—ulmoiâ—_n and_o the_o recovery_n of_o marans_n by_o la_fw-fr nove_n upon_o chaperon_n governor_n of_o the_o place_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o elder_a puitaillé_n late_o dicease_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o win_n of_o ten_o or_o twelve_o other_o place_n thereabouts_o and_o give_v the_o rochelois_n mean_v to_o enlarge_v themselves_o the_o spoil_n of_o olone_n do_v enrich_v they_o furnish_v they_o with_o forty_o good_a vessel_n with_o some_o arm_n and_o canon_n and_o a_o good_a number_n of_o prisoner_n and_o diminish_v their_o enemy_n strength_n of_o about_o four_o hundred_o fight_a man_n this_o reviue_v cause_v puigaillard_n and_o fernacques_n to_o make_v enterprise_n upon_o langon_n and_o gué_n of_o nelugre_n and_o by_o the_o recovery_n of_o luson_n to_o molest_v marans_n and_o rochel_n again_o if_o that_o la_fw-fr nove_n have_v not_o speedy_o take_v this_o fort_n from_o they_o that_o come_v to_o seize_v on_o it_o and_o slay_v sforce_v a_o valiant_a gentleman_n the_o head_n of_o a_o
council_n to_o assure_v herself_o and_o to_o destroy_v such_o as_o will_v follow_v any_o other_o party_n but_o her_o own_o and_o even_o then_o do_v she_o trouble_v the_o king_n head_n with_o a_o exceed_a fear_n and_o distrust_n of_o his_o household_n servant_n the_o duke_n of_o guise_n will_v glad_o have_v undertake_v the_o house_n of_o montmorency_n but_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n if_o all_o the_o four_o brother_n be_v not_o take_v in_o one_o net_n the_o marshal_n of_o d'_fw-fr anvil_n be_v in_o languedoc_n and_o determine_v to_o join_v with_o the_o protestant_n yet_o the_o death_n of_o the_o elder_a may_v make_v the_o rest_n easy_a so_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n one_o day_n pick_v a_o quarrel_n in_o the_o base_a court_n of_o saint_n german_a with_o ventabran_n his_o household_n servant_n and_o for_o a_o slight_a cause_n be_v resolve_v to_o kill_v he_o he_o draw_v his_o sword_n ventabran_n fly_v direct_o to_o the_o marshal_n of_o montmorency_n chamber_n which_o he_o find_v shut_v 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the_o privilege_n of_o the_o town_n in_o the_o same_o month_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o troy_n expel_v the_o prince_n of_o joinuille_n and_o recall_v the_o lord_n of_o inteville_n their_o ancient_a governor_n for_o the_o king_n gasconiâ—_n in_o champagne_n in_o poâ—ctou_n &_o gasconiâ—_n the_o town_n and_o province_n contend_v who_o shall_v have_v the_o honour_n to_o return_v first_o to_o their_o due_a obedience_n from_o the_o which_o these_o popular_a fury_n have_v withdraw_v they_o sens_n poitiers_n again_o villeneufue_n marmande_n and_o other_o town_n of_o gasconie_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n all_o that_o have_v follow_v the_o dance_n of_o orleans_n and_o paris_n do_v now_o frame_v themselves_o to_o their_o tune_n and_o all_o this_o be_v do_v in_o few_o week_n the_o mâ—st_o factious_a of_o the_o party_n do_v still_o feed_v the_o fire_n of_o rebellion_n in_o some_o town_n of_o picardy_n amiens_n and_o beawois_n waver_v the_o spaniard_n possess_v laon_n and_o la_fw-fr fere_n place_n of_o 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